The High Court in collaboration with the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) along with the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda (Narcotics Department) destroyed a large quantity of cocaine and cannabis at the Burma Quarry on Thursday 17th April, 2014. The drugs destroyed were valued at over EC $125 million dollars.

The combined operation was supervised by Justice Keith Thom who saw the destruction of over 915 kilos of cocaine and 390 lbs of Marijuana resulting from the successful conclusion of cases in the High Court.

The ONDCP confirms that this is the second operation of this type for the year which has seen the destruction of drugs. In the first destruction, the ONDCP and the Police Drug Squad destroyed 1188.57 lbs of cannabis, 42 kilos of cocaine, 75 grams of hashish and 816 cannabis plants resulting from the conclusion of cases in the Magistrate’s Court.